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12Apr2017

Does your council qualify for a $20k First Home Owner Grant?

The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) for regional new home purchases will double to $20,000. This is for contracts signed between 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020. As with current FHOG rules this will only be available to purchases valued up to $750,000. The purchaser and purchaser’s partner must be first home buyers consistent with the definition under the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 and the purchased property must be used as the purchaser’s primary place of residence for a continuous period of 12 months, starting within 12 months of possession of the purchased property.

Regional councils where first home buyers will qualify for the $20,000 FHOG:

Alpine Shire Council

Ararat Rural City Council

Ballarat City Council

Bass Coast Shire Council

Baw Baw Shire Council

Benalla Rural City Council

Buloke Shire Council

Campaspe Shire Council

Central Goldfields Shire Council

Colac Otway Shire Council

Corangamite Shire Council

East Gippsland Shire Council

Gannawarra Shire Council

Glenelg Shire Council

Golden Plains Shire Council

Greater Bendigo City Council

Greater Geelong City Council

Greater Shepparton City Council

Hepburn Shire Council

Hindmarsh Shire Council

Horsham Rural City Council

Indigo Shire Council

Latrobe City Council

Loddon Shire Council

Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Mansfield Shire Council

Mildura Rural City Council

Mitchell Shire Council

Moira Shire Council

Moorabool Shire Council

Mount Alexander Shire Council

Moyne Shire Council

Murrindindi Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council

Pyrenees Shire Council

Borough of Queenscliffe

South Gippsland Shire Council

Southern Grampians Shire Council

Strathbogie Shire Council

Surf Coast Shire Council

Swan Hill Rural City Council

Towong Shire Council

Wangaratta Rural City Council

Warrnambool City Council

Wellington Shire Council

West Wimmera Shire Council

Wodonga City Council

Yarriambiack Shire Council

Eligible first-home buyers of new homes in metropolitan Melbourne will continue to receive the $10,000 FHOG. Prospective first home buyers can contact the State Revenue Office on 13 21 61 to find out more about their eligibility.

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